Words and Actions
This is posted on the wall of the waiting area Orleans Parish Family Courts. Words have meaning and when taken out of context or to extremes the consequences can be dire.
April 25, 2012

Juvenile-in-Justice on Wired.com
The piece, “Uncompromising Photos Expose Juvenile Detention in America,” written by Pete Brook of Wired.com Raw File and Prison Photography features 12 images an extensive essay by the author. Read the entire article here. Thanks Pete!
April 11, 2012

Bored at Wilderness Camp
I’ve been sent down in the ranks due to my refusal to drink “quarters,” my ration of a liter of water on a regular basis, under supervision. [This is to make sure the kids are properly hydrated especially beneath the unforgiving Utah August sun.]
April 10, 2012

Juvenile-in-Justice nominated for National Magazine Award
Last week the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) announced the finalists for the 2012 National Magazine Award. Juvenile-in-Justice was nominated in the News and Documentary Photography section for the photo essay of Juvenile-in-Justice in Harper’s Magazine in October of last year. If you haven’t seen the Juvenile-in-Justice Harper’s essay… see it here: Big thanks […]
April 9, 2012

“I was 15 when I left home”
I was 15 when I left home, I am 18 now. My mother sold tortillas and my father sold things on the street. I have six sisters and one brother. I was one of the 18 juveniles working at Agriprocessors Slaughterhouse when ICE raided us in May 2008. Most of the other workers served five […]
April 3, 2012